Old English wisdom "knowledge, learning, experience," from wis (see wise (adj.)) + -dom. A common Germanic compound (Old Saxon, Old Frisian wisdom, Old Norse visdomr, Old High German wistuom "wisdom," German Weistum "judicial sentence serving as a precedent"). Wisdom teeth so called from 1848 (earlier teeth of wisdom, 1660s), a loan-translation of Latin dentes sapientiae, itself a loan-translation of Greek sophronisteres (used by Hippocrates, from sophron "prudent, self-controlled"), so called because they usually appear ages 17-25, when a person reaches adulthood.
雙語例句
1. And what is that pearl of wisdom supposed to mean?
那番精辟見解到底是什么意思呢？
來自柯林斯例句
2. With knowledge and wisdom, evil could be vanquished on this earth.
擁有了知識(shí)和智慧就能夠把惡勢(shì)力從這個(gè)世界上鏟除。
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3. The wisdom of the retired generals and backbench MPs conjoins.
退役將軍和后座議員的智慧結(jié)合在一起。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The Magi, Bramins, and Druids were bracketed together as men of wisdom.
東方三博士、婆羅門和德魯伊特都被視為富有智慧的人。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Some would question the wisdom of leaving her out of the team.